Brake for fishing reels



Patented Sept. 1, '1931 UNITED STATES SELVIN T. WHARTON, OF

ooLUMBUs, MISSISSIPPI, A ssieiton orbita-HALF TOTELBERT s. JONES, or COLUMBUS;MIssIssIPrrL j BRAKE ronY FISHING y nrt-ELS n applicati@ mea .any 25, 192e.4 seria1No.3eo,e99. j s

This invention relates tolishing reels and `particularly to brakes therefor. Y

The general object of this invention to to be cast to any desired extent, but whichmay be immediately operated kto stop the paying out of the line. f

Another object is to provide means for preventing the brake if desired from locking the reel when the brake is actuated, thus preventing any cha-nce of the ish breaking the line.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fishing rod and reel with my brake applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the reel and brake;

Figure 3 is a detail view of the brake actuating arm and shaft.

Y Referring to the drawings, it will'be seen that my device comprises the Vusual fishing reel, the internalconstruction of'which is not necessary to illustrate. This fishing reel has the usual rotatable shaft lOYand beyond one" end the disk or plate 11 of the frame which shaft carries upon it a brake wheel l2.

Mounted upon the plate 11 of the frame and extending concentrically to `the shaft 10 is a metal supporting strip 13 attached to the plate 10 by screws, rivetsvor any other suitable means. Thisstrip is formed with the upwardly and inwardly extending ear 14 Y and with the rearwardly extending ear 15 which is` disposed nearly at right angles to the lug or ear 14. i Y

Projecting outward from the extremity of the metallic strip or bracket 13 is a post 16 v'to 1a post having the form otra stud boltand.

' which passes the limiting screw 27.

having'jthe formof a, studbolt to Vwhich one end of brakebancl 18-is attached, thisl brake band passingaroundthe friction wheel' 12.- The nother end of this band is attached designated Y19 projecting laterallyfrom an, arm20`which is mounted upon a rook shaftk 21thearm beingL held in placeon the shaft by means of the nut 22.v Y u;

The kshaft 2l is supported, at one end iny the' lug 14 and at its rother end in a` bracket 28, this bracket 'extending beneath the usual attachinglplate 24 of the reel and projecting rearward Vto any desired distance, it being formed with an upwardly projecting lug through which the shaftlpasses. lMountedV upon theinner end V'of the shaft 21 just in` ward of the supporting bracket 23 isa thumb piece 25. It will be obvious nowthatwhen this thumb Vpiece 25 is depressed, .the arm 20 'I0'.I will be raised, thus tightening the brake band 18around the drum or wheel 12. When pressure" on the thumb piece is released, the brake band will be relaxed, the brake band being resilient, and-.the two arms of the 751 brake band being urged to an open position by ,their resilience. L l

Preferably the bracket 23 is provided with the rearwardly projecting lug 26 through When 80.. this screw is turnedl fully upward, it permits only -a relatively slight depression of the thumb piece 25. When the screw is turned kfully downward, it permits the complete compression of the thumb piece 25. Thus it will be seen that by adjusting the screw 27, the amount of pressure which can be exerted upon thebrake drum 12 maybe controlled. It will be seen that a brake of this character is extremely simple, may be readily appliedV to practically all makes of lishing reels, that it is thoroughly electve and that by its means, in bait casting, the bait can be stopped wherever the fisherman desires. At the same time, means are provided whereby theamount of pressure exerted bythe brake onthe brake drum may be controlled so as to prevent the reel from becoming locked as if a reel is locked strong 100 and fast, there is a likelihood of the fish breaking the line.

I claim :4f i Y 1 "In a fishing reel, a reel shaft having 5 brake drum', a brake ban-,d embracing the drum and fiXedly supported at one endfa bracket mounted upon the reel, a shaft carried by the bracket and having an arm to which the other end of the brake band is l0 connected, the shaft having a thumb piece whereby it may be depressed and the brake band tightened and adjustable means for limiting the depression of the thumb piece and thereby controlling the tightness of the r5 brake band. l

An attachment for fishing reels co1nprising a drum adapted to be disposed upon Y' the `shaft cf the fishing reel, a supporting strip'ha'vi'ng apertures whereby it may be iengaged with the frame of the fishing reel concentrically to the drum said stripfhaving an outwardly projecting post, a resilient band attached to `one end of saidv post andr partially surrounding the drum, A a 2'" bracket member, a shaft passing through Wsaid bracket member and through said strip and having an arm provided with a post to which, the other end of the brake band is at- Atached, a thumb piece projecting outward from said shaft, and a'limiting screw mounted upon said bracket beneath the thumb piece and adjustable to limit the downward movemcnt of 'the thumb piece and the consequent wtightening of the brake band. 3' In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

SELVIN Te WHARTON. 

